How Does The Federal Reserve Set Interest Rates?

People watch the Fed closely because its decision to change its FFR target affects financial markets and the economy in many ways.
MarketWatch

Investors are chasing bond yields ahead of the Fed’s rate decision. Here’s the opportunity.

Investors this month have been rushing to lock in higher yields in the roughly $60 trillion U.S. bond market ahead of next week’s Federal Reserve rate decision. The action has been driven by robust ...
WLWT

New inflation data factors into Federal Reserve's interest rates decision

The Federal Reserve is monitoring new inflation data as it weighs potential interest rate adjustments due to a shaky job market and ongoing economic challenges. The Federal Reserve is monitoring new ...
4029tv

New inflation data factors into Federal Reserve's interest rates decision

The Federal Reserve is monitoring new inflation data as it weighs potential interest rate adjustments due to a shaky job market and ongoing economic challenges. We're looking at core inflation, which ...
Cfr.org

The Fed Is in Uncharted Waters Ahead of Key September Rate Decision

CFR scholars provide expert analysis and commentary on international issues. Roger W. Ferguson Jr. is the Steven A. Tananbaum Distinguished Fellow for International Economics at the Council on Foreign ...
Wall Street Journal

Splits Emerge at the Fed Before Next Month’s Interest-Rate Decision

Inflation is "too high and rising, and moving in the wrong direction," said Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News) Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack and Boston Fed ...